BlueLion.

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Welcome to the forum, I'm BlueLion - resident match reporter and the guy who runs the prediction league Enjoy your time here

Welcome back, long time no see

Well I think the site is going pretty well. There is a lot of friendly banter going on, some perhaps not so, but the site is going really well. The staff team are keeping everything in order and we have a great group of core members.

I'm a big fan of Ronaldinho but there is no way he would come to Chelsea. If he did, it would be very much the same as Malouda - a class act short of confidence who is struggling to adapt. As good as he is, I don't think he would be able to cope with the EPL's pace.

Aye, I watch Lyon as much as possible these days. He shone against Saint Etienne in the local derby a week ago which was a 1-1 draw, he scored in the dying seconds for OL. He has proved he can cut it in the Champions League as well, and as a striker I believe he has everything. He is not the tallest but is very strong on the ball. He has pace to burn and excellent ball skills. But as David says, the player is only 20 years old and at that young age, he will cost us a lot of money. However the Big Boss has shown money is no object. Hopefully Malouda, Makelele and Anelka can give him glowing reviews of the club. And yes, he does have a great record this season - he is Ligue Un's top scorer with 15 goals in 23 fixtures, of which none were penalty kicks. He also has five assists in Ligue Un, second only to Jerome Rothen of Paris SG. Like I say he will set us back a lot of money but he also can play central midfield and also as a winger.

I always use Joey from Friends' catchphrase: "How you doing?"

If running like a pansy dressed from head to toe in padding that could stop a nuclear warhead catching a piece of rubber which mocks the very idea of a rugby ball whilst attempting the rape the opposition in a huge doggy pile is considered a sport, then American Football is possibly the best sport in the world. "A man's game" - bollocks. If they played it without the padding it might make them look slightly more intimidating. Try playing rugby you puffs. Rant over.

PENSIONER SEX IS DIRTY AND WRONG, SAY DOCS DIRTY pensioners are having sex even though the thought of their naked bodies is so revolting it makes normal people sick, doctors warned last night. Unspeakable depravityMost are infected with venereal disease after taking part in orgies fuelled by Viagra, lust, and an overwhelming fear of death, during which gallons of rancid bodily fluids are exchanged. GP Nikki Hollis, 36, said she had to hit one old man with a broom after he came to her surgery and demanded she look at his weeping penis. She said: “Another woman came in and asked me to inspect her leathery parts, but as soon as she removed her huge knickers and I caught a glimpse of her low-hanging flaps I threw up in my bin.” Dr Hollis added: “What pleasure can any man get from having sex with a woman who can tie her tits in a bow behind his head?” Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, suggested that older people were carrying on with sex because they were not aware that it was comprehensively disgusting. He said: “We think it might be something to do with their lack of teeth. Unfortunately the team I assigned to measure them while they were at it were forced to claw their own eyes out. “Conversely, when I recently spent an evening sitting on the end of a bed while a pair of gorgeous 20 year-old girls made love to each other for hours, I found it a joyous, life enhancing and incredibly wet experience.”

Essien is a great player. Mourinho made him into a defensive player but we Mikel who is possibly better at the role than he. I'd like to see him play in the Ballack role in midfield.

Saw this the other day. Can't say I really follow women's football but the Women's FA Cup final is always enjoyable.

Personally I think we will continue in a 4-3-3, with Essien/Mikel/Makelele in the holding role and Ballack and Lamps pushing forward. Essien can rotate with Ballack and Lamps and play in a more offensive role like he did against Rosenborg to ensure squad fitness. Its a great problem for us to have.

It's Tribal Football so it probably isn't true. If it is... :D

Sunday, 10 February 2008 Chelsea v Liverpool, 16:00 Man Utd v Man City, 13:30 Deadline: midday 10 February Monday, 11 February 2008 Arsenal v Blackburn, 20:00 Deadline: midday 11 February

Saturday, 09 February 2008 Aston Villa v Newcastle, 12:45 Bolton v Portsmouth, 15:00 Derby v Tottenham, 15:00 Everton v Reading, 15:00 Middlesbrough v Fulham, 15:00 Sunderland v Wigan, 15:00 West Ham v Birmingham, 15:00 Deadline: midday 9 February

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Points Mungii - 20 points Nicolas Anelka - 6 points Elliott - 14 points BlueLionSenior - 12 points Adam.k - 18 points BlueLion - 18 points

Part and parcel of being a professional footie player these days is that women will bend over backwards to get in your pants. But this story is incredible because its the other way around

In fairness, what could he do? He brought on Pizarro who was our only attacking option. I'd understand if a fit Drogba, Shevchenko and Lampard were all sitting with the subs and he didn't bring them on, but what else could he do? Bring on Ferreira to play up front?

Ghana knocked Nigeria out, so Mikel is on his way home. Hopefully he can play some part against Liverpool.

Ghana 2 - 1 Nigeria FT What an unbelievable game, that is arguably one of the most passionate affairs I have ever seen. Quality football from start to finish, the atmosphere was incredible and both teams were excellent. Essien wore his heart on his sleeve, scored the equaliser, took up the captain's armband and after Agogo scored, collapsed to the ground in delight. A Ghanaian hero, he may just have booked them a place in the final.

Portsmouth 1 - 1 Chelsea F.C. Saturday 2 February 2008, Premier League, Matchday 25, Fratton Park, Portsmouth A debut goal for Jermaine Defoe resulted in dropped points for title-chasers Chelsea for the first time since December. The former Tottenham striker put a dampener on proceedings late on in a highly enjoyable second half at Fratton Park and could have won the game for his new club in the dying seconds. Nicolas Anelka broke the deadlock with a coolly-taken volleyed effort ten minutes into the second half with his first Premier League goal for the visitors. Shaun Wright-Phillips and Juliano Belletti could have snatched winners late on but a 1-1 result was a fair reflection of a pulse-pounding encounter. Heading into the game with an incredible record against Portsmouth in the Premier League, Chelsea were looking to return to Stamford Bridge with another three points as the West London outfit continued their dogged pursuit of Arsenal and Manchester United at the summit of the top division. And having won their previous nine games on the bounce, a win would set a new club record for the biggest winning streak in Chelsea's illustrious history. With the return of Juliano Belletti from suspension, Paulo Ferreira was relegated to the bench along with Wayne Bridge who was dropped in favour of Ashley Cole. Tal Ben Haim deputised for the banned Ricardo Carvalho whilst Claude Makelele continued as captain alongside Michael Ballack and Shaun Wright-Phillips in midfield. Nicolas Anelka spearheaded a three-pronged Chelsea attack which also featured ex-Lyon winger Florent Malouda and England international Joe Cole. Essien, Kalou, Mikel and Didier Drogba were all away in Africa whilst Frank Lampard was not fit enough to feature despite returning to training recently. Lassana Diarra and Glen Johnson both started against the club they had begun the season with, though Sylvain Distin was out through injury. Portsmouth, along with Chelsea, were arguably the hardest-hit of all the Premier League clubs by the African Nations Cup, with John Utaka, Kanu and Sulley Ali Muntari amongst a number of players on international duty. Benjani, subject to much transfer speculation was not in the sixteen selected by Harry Redknapp, with Defoe and loan striker Milan Baros leading the line against the FA Cup holders. Despite the excellence of the game's second half, the opening forty five minutes were mainly cagey with both teams reluctant to attack the other. Lassana Diarra was bossing the midfield against his former club and along with Croatian Niko Kranjcar, it was Portsmouth looking to exert the majority of the pressure. The best chance of the opening periods fell to Milan Baros who rocketed over, before Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda lashed efforts horribly wide. The German international, scorer of the winner against Reading in midweek, was finding it difficult to feed the isolated Anelka who was being well marshalled by Hreidarsson. Drama followed, as Michael Ballack's towering header from a Belletti set-piece was cleared off the line before the Brazilian full-back appeared to handle the ball in his penalty area. Referee Howard Webb deemed it accidental and played continued, much to the disproval of the Portsmouth faithful. The resulting corner saw Noe Pamarot presented with the game's best opportunity so far, as his powerful headed effort crashed off the crossbar with Petr Cech stranded. Centre-half Tal Ben Haim was performing admirably alongside Alex but both defenders were looking accident prone with the reassurance of John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho. Nevertheless, Milan Baros and Jermaine Defoe were being kept quiet and the Portsmouth attack was limited to opportunist efforts from long range which rarely troubled the Chelsea goalkeeper. With the whistle ready to be blown, Chelsea launched a final attack of the half. Anelka started it and came to close to finishing it, as his excellent effort was saved brilliantly by David James. Buoyed by a return to the England set-up, James spread himself well to block the Frenchman before Ashley Cole ballooned the rebound over from twelve yards. The ex-Arsenal full back has yet to register a goal since arriving at Stamford Bridge, and it isn't too difficult to realise why. The second half began as the first had ended, with the fans being treated to end-to-end football. Milan Baros could have netted his first goal for the club after Defoe ghosted into the penalty area, leaving Belletti for dead on the edge of the six yard box. Unable to get his shot away, a fortunate deflection saw the ball fall to the Czech striker who tamely shot at the feet of his fellow countryman Cech, who saved with his legs. With fifty five minutes played, Anelka made the breakthrough but not before Ashley Cole had another attempt blocked by Hreidarsson. The Iceland international did well to prevent the England full back from scoring after he had combined with Malouda on the wing, before the Frenchman combined with Ashley's namesake for the opener. Crossing from the left, Joe Cole flicked the ball on for Anelka to volley home from seven yards. It was the first time Nicolas' trademark celebration had been seen in a Premier League match since his arrival from Bolton last month. Portsmouth replied nine minutes later, completely against the run of play. James' long kick up field was flicked on by Baros which deceived the whole of the Chelsea backline, most of all Belletti, who had perilously played on Defoe - and was duly punished. The ex-Tottenham forward raced forward and slotted home under Cech to continue his remarkable record of scoring on his debuts. He might have won the game late on but Cech made himself big to put Defoe off, whilst James saved well from Belletti at close range. Wright-Phillips flashed wide in the final few minutes and Alex had had his effort saved by the Portsmouth goalkeeper. The draw was a fair one in respect to an enthralling game between two evenly-matched teams. ______________________________________ Match Fact : Chelsea are unbeaten in ten Premier League fixtures against Portsmouth, winning nine and drawing one. Portsmouth: James (7), Johnson (6), Campbell (6), Pamarot (6), Hreidarsson (8), Davis (5) (Mvuemba (6)), Diarra (8), Hughes (6), Kranjcar (7), Baros (7), Defoe (6). Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Aubey, Lauren, Pedro Mendes. Booked: Davis, Pamarot. Goals: Defoe 64. Chelsea: Cech (6), Belletti (5), Ben-Haim (6), Alex (6), Ashley Cole (7), Makelele (6), Wright-Phillips (6), Ballack (7), Malouda (7) (Pizarro (6)), Joe Cole (6), Anelka (7). Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Sidwell, Bridge, Ferreira. Goals: Anelka 55. Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Howard Webb Chelsea Star Man : Nicolas Anelka Man of the Match Hermann Hreidarsson

Fair enough then The fairest result was a draw though and we were lucky not to loose.

I did appologise afterwards.

Most of the Shed Enders are going in the East Stand Upper South, which is where I will be too. Should be a good game, not sat in the East Stand since last March against Sheffield Utd.